S otheby’s is pleased to present the Impressionist & Modern Art Day Sale, open for bidding online from Tuesday, 10 November until Thursday, 19 November.
We are delighted to offer works from various distinguished collections and estates, including the estates of John Richardson and Sandra Moss as well as the collections of Ira and Barbara Lipman and Audrey Zauderer. We are also honored to offer a selection of works from the Brooklyn Museum, including a colorful floral still-life by Odilon Redon, along with an atmospheric canvas by Eugène Boudin from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Additional highlights include iconic examples by Surrealist masters including Max Ernst, Wifredo Lam, Alice Rahon, Matta, Remedios Varo and Leonor Fini, as well as impressive sculpture by Auguste Rodin, Jacques Lipchitz, Agustín Cárdenas and Alexander Archipenko.
A n acclaimed Post-Impressionist painter and a founding member of Les Nabis, Pierre Bonnard possessed a singular dedication to color and emotion that has helped to solidify his place in the period of art history.
“Color does not add a pleasant quality to design – it reinforces it.”
